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School subjects and opinions

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Opinions in Spanish use gustar, which works differently from English "like".

Subjects

las matemáticas, el inglés, el español, las ciencias, la historia, el dibujo (art), la tecnología (technology), el deporte (PE).

Gustar

Gustar literally means "to please".
Me gusta + one thing: Me gusta el inglés.
Me gustan + more than one: Me gustan las ciencias.
Also: me encanta / me encantan (I love), odio (I hate).

Justify it

Add porque es + adjective: interesante, fácil (easy), difícil (difficult), aburrido (boring), útil (useful).
Plural subjects need a plural verb and adjective: Me gustan las matemáticas porque son útiles.
Worked example

Translate: I like science because it is interesting.

  1. Las ciencias is plural, so me gustan.
  2. Plural: porque son.
  3. interesting (plural) = interesantes

Answer: Me gustan las ciencias porque son interesantes.

Key idea

Me gusta + singular, me gustan + plural. Justify with porque es (singular) or porque son (plural) + adjective.

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